DEMONOPHOBIA 



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Demonophobia (de-mon-o-fo' '-be-ah) [daifieov, a demon ; 

 <t>6fioq, fear]. Morbid dread of devil and demons. 



Demorphinization (de-niorf-in-i-za'-shun) [de, from; 

 morphin~\. Gradual alienation from undue use of 

 morphin. 



Denaturization (de-nat-u-ri-za'-shttn) [de, priv. ; 

 natura, nature]. Alteration in the characteristics of 

 an organic substance by chemical action, boiling, or 

 addition. 



Dendraxon (den-draks'-on) [6evdpov, a tree; axon]. 

 Von Lenhossek's term for a neuron with a short axon, 

 its axonal processes being for the most part devoid of 

 sheaths. 



Dendric (deu'-drih) [devdpov, tree]. Provided with 

 dendrons. 



Dendriform (den f -dre-form). See Dendroid (Illus. 

 Diet.). 



Dendrite (den'-drlt). See Dendron. 



Dendrodont (den'-dro-dont) [tikvfipov, tree; bdovg, 

 tooth]. I. Applied to teeth consisting of dendro- 

 dentin. 2. Having such teeth. 



Dendron {den'-dron) [Sevipov, tree]. Schafer's term 

 for one of the short, free projections or so-called proto- 

 plasmic processes of a nerve-cell. 



Denguis (den'-gwis) [New Latin]. Synonym of 

 Dengue. 



Denigration (de-ni-gra'-shun) [denigrare, to blacken]. 

 The act or process of rendering black ; the state of 

 having become black. 



Denisensko's Method. .See under Treatment. 



Denitration (de-ni-tra'-shun). The process of taking 

 away nitric acid from a compound. 



Denitrify (de-ni'-tre-fi) \_de, priv. ; niter~\. To remove 

 nitrogen. 



Denitrifying (de-ni' ' -tre-fi-ing). Applied to bacteria 

 which reduce nitric acid to nitrous acid and ammonia. 



Densimeter (den-sim'-et-u?-) [densus, dense; fiirpov, a 

 measure]. An appliance for ascertaining the specific 

 gravity of a liquid. Cf. Hydro7iieter, Lactometer, 

 Alcoholotneter. D., Rousseau's, a Beaume aerometer 

 having at the top of the tube a small capsule capable 

 of holding I c.c. of the fluid, the specific gravity of 

 which is to be ascertained ; the tube being so graduated 

 that the degree of submersion in distilled water indi- 

 cates the degree of density. 



Densimetric (den-sim-et'-rik). Having reference to 

 the use of the densimeter. 



Dentata (den-ta'-tah). See Axis (2) (Illus. Diet.). 



Dentation (den-fa' -shun). The formation of tooth-like 

 structures, as on the margin of a leaf. 



Dentelation (den-tel-a'-shun). The condition of being 

 furnished with tooth-like processes. 



Dentiaskiascope (den-te-ah-ski' -a-skop) [dens, a tooth; 

 skiascope"]. An instrument for examining the teeth 

 and alveoli. It consists of a small fluorescent screen 

 within an aluminium case, so situated that the screen- 

 image is reflected upon a mirror which the operator 

 sees through a tube. 



Denticle (den'-tik-l) [denticu/us, a small tooth]. A 

 small tooth or projecting point. D., Dermal, one of 

 the tooth-like skinplates found in many animals; as 

 skates. 



Dentilave ( den'-te-ltiv) [d, ns, a tooth ; lavare, to wash]. 

 A mouth-wash or tooth-wash. 



Dentin, Dentine. ( See Illus. Diet. ) D., Secondary, 

 adventitious deposits of dentin which occur in or upon 

 the dental pulp, after tooth formation is complete. 



Dentinincation {den-tin-if-ik-a'-shun) [dens, tooth; 

 facere, to make]. The formation of dentin through 

 the agency of specialized cells, the odontoblasts. 



Dentinoid (den'-tin-oid). 1. Similar to dentin. 2. 

 Pertaining to an odontoma. 



Dentinosteoid [den-tin- os'-te-oid) [dens, a tooth ; 

 brrreov, bone]. A tumor of dentin and bone. 



Dentiporous (den-tip 1 '-or-us) [dens, a tooth ; iropog, 

 a pore]. Having pores with toothed edges. 



Dentition. (See Illus. Diet.) D., Acrodont. See 

 Acrodont (Illus. Diet.). D., Deciduous. See D., 

 First. D., First, the 20 teeth which appear during 

 the first two years of life and are replaced by the 

 permanent teeth ; deciduous, milk, or primary denti- 

 tion. D., Milk. See D., J-irst. D., Permanent, 

 the 32 teeth which replace the first teeth. D., Pleu- 

 rodont. See Pleurodont (Illus. Diet.). D., Theco- 

 dont. See Thecodont (Illus. Diet.). 



Dentoiletta (dent-wah-let'-ah). A device consisting 

 of two mirrors so arranged that persons may examine 

 their own teeth. 



Dentola (den'-lo-lah). A solution used on swollen 

 gums said to consist of cocain hydrochlorid, I part ; 

 potassium bromid, 10 parts ; glycerin and water, each, 

 200 parts. 



Dentolingual (den-to-ling'-wal). Pertaining to the 

 teeth and the tongue or lingual nerve. 



Dentomental (den-to-ment'-al). Pertaining to the 

 teeth and chin. 



Dentonasal (den-to-na'-za/). Pertaining to the teeth 

 and nose. 



Deodoriferant (de-o-dor-if'-ur-ant) [de, priv.; odorare, 

 to smell]. 1. Possessing the power of overcoming 

 bad odors. 2. See Deodorant (Illus. Diet.). 



Deorsum. (See Illus. Diet.) D.-duction, a down- 

 ward movement, as of the eye. 



Deoxygenation (de-oks-e-jen-a' 'shun). The process of 

 removing oxygen from a compound. 



Depecoration (de-pek-or-a' '-shun) [pecus, gen. pecoris, 

 a herd]. I. The thinning out or extermination of 

 flocks. 2. In veterinary practice, invulnerability. 



Dephlegmation (de-fleg-ma' -slntn) [de, priv.; tp?.eyeiv, 

 to burn]. The removal of water by distillation. 



Dephlegmator (de-Jleg'-mat-or). That part of a still 

 adapted to receive the vapors of such compounds as are 

 condensed at successively lower and lower tempera- 

 tures. 



Depigmentation (de-pig-ntenl-a'-shun). The removal 

 of natural pigments from the skin or from microscopic 

 preparations by the action of weak solutions of bleach- 

 ing or oxidizing solutions. 



Depilous (dep'-il-us) [de, priv.; pi/us, a hair]. Hair- 

 less. 



Deplanate (dep''-/an-dt) [deplanare, to level]. Lev- 

 eled ; flattened. 



Depolarizer (de-po'-lar-is-ur). A refracting plate used 

 with a polarizer which resolves the polarized ray into 

 ordinary and extraordinary rays. 



Deportation (de-por-ta'-sliun) [de, priv.; porta re, to 

 bear]. Veit's term for the process in which the 

 chorionic fringes are detached and lose all connection 

 with the fetal placenta. 



Depressed (de-prest') [deprimere, to press down]. I. 

 Referring to a state of lowered vitality ; depressus. 

 2. Having the dorsolateral diameter reduced. 3. Flat- 

 tened from above downward. 



Depression. (See Illus. Diet.) 3. The act of de- 

 pressing a part. 4. Melancholia. D., Anterolat- 

 eral. See Fissure, Anterolateral (of the spinal cord) 

 (Illus. Diet.). D., Digital, the descending cornu of 

 the lateral ventricle of the brain. D., Infrasternal, 

 a depression in the sternum just above the ensifonn 

 process. D.. Interpeduncular. See Space, Interpe- 

 duncular. D., Mental, melancholia. D., Nervous, 

 neurasthenia. D., Vital, a lowered physical state, 



Depressor. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. One of two sub- 

 stances found in the infundibular part of the hypophy- 



